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How Railway Platforms Became Marketplaces for Rural Artisans

6 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Under the leadership of Shifali Kumar, the Secunderabad Division’s OSOP initiative has transformed railway stations into inclusive marketplaces, giving...

Video Interview

The IAS Officer Who Refused to Let Bastar’s Children Fail Alone | Vinit Nandanwar’s Interview

5 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

By redesigning coaching into a structured, residential, four-year hand-holding model, Nandanwar ensured...

Change Makers

How Kozhikode Is Rewriting Disability Governance Through Rights, Data, and Community Power

5 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

In Kozhikode, 2016 batch IAS officer Snehil Kumar Singh leads Sahamithra, a rights-based, data-driven...

Features

India’s Skill Crisis: Why Vocational Education Is Failing the Workforce

5 February 2026

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Despite issuing over 1.6 crore skill certifications, India has trained only 4–5% of its workforce formally—while...

Beyond Headlines

Governance, Reform and Service: IAS Officers Who Retired at the End of January 2026 | Career Profiles & Key Achievements

4 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

From grassroots administration to landmark policy reforms, these IAS officers leave behind a legacy of...

Must Read

UP Police Reshuffle 2026: 24 IPS Officers Transferred, SPs & SSPs Changed in 11 Districts; Eye Surgeon Kaustubh Appointed SSP Gorakhpur

5 February 2026

UPSC CSE Language Paper Exemption for Certain Northeastern States: Key Details | Parliament Question

4 February 2026

HAL Out of Race for India’s 5th-Generation AMCA Fighter Jet; Tata, L&T, Bharat Forge Lead Project – To Build 5 Prototypes

4 February 2026

Videos

The IAS Officer Who Refused to Let Bastar’s Children Fail Alone | Vinit Nandanwar’s Interview

5 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Himachal Pradesh: Govt Transfers 12 IPS Officers, New SPs Appointed in Shimla, Una and Solan; Gaurav Singh Posted as Shimla SP

6 February 2026

Stubble Burning in Punjab, Haryana Reduced by 90% in 2025 Through Satellite Monitoring and Enforcement

5 February 2026

Asiatic Lion Population in Gir Forests Rises to 891 in 2025, Government Takes Measures to Protect Species

5 February 2026

UPSC Boosts Accessibility for PwBD Candidates with ‘Centre of Choice’ Initiative; Adds New Exam Centres for 2026

5 February 2026

Major IAS Reshuffle in Odisha: 20 IAS Officers Transferred, Bishnupada Sethi Appointed Odisha Forest Development Chief

5 February 2026

UPSC’s New Rules for IAS and IFS Exams Create Confusion Among Aspirants: Here’s What You Need to Know

5 February 2026

PSU News

India Ratings Affirms Bank of India’s Tier II & Infrastructure Bonds at IND AA+ with Stable Outlook

5 February 2026

SJVN Commissions Assam’s First 70 MW Dhubri Solar Project, Cuts 1.58 Lakh Tonnes of Carbon Emissions

5 February 2026

Railway Board Appoints IRTS Officer Rajesh Kumar Singh as Group General Manager at CONCOR

5 February 2026

Bharat Dynamics Appoints Cmde Sujay Kapoor as Director (Production) for Five-Year Term

5 February 2026

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Q3 FY26 Net Profit Rises 14% to ₹878 Crore, Declares ₹7.5 Interim Dividend

5 February 2026

Amarendu Prakash to Demit Office as SAIL CMD on April 2; Vacancy to Be Advertised Soon

5 February 2026

SJVN Awards ₹837 Crore Electro-Mechanical Contract to BHEL for 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Project

5 February 2026

LIC Q3 FY26 Profit Rises 17% YoY to ₹12,958 Crore; Premium Income and Solvency Remain Strong

5 February 2026

Defence News

Oman Chooses ‘Made in India’ Naval Training Vessel, Marking a Strategic Boost for India-Oman Maritime Ties

6 February 2026

Explained: Inside India’s First Solar-Electric Fixed-Wing UAV Signals New Chapter in Drone Warfare

6 February 2026

India-US Defence Pact Explained: How P-8I Expansion and Engine Collaboration Will Shape TEJAS Mk-2 and AMCA

6 February 2026

Explained: Why Armenia Turns to India for Astra Missiles to Boost Su-30SM Air Combat Capability

6 February 2026

Judiciary News

Big Relief for Judicial Officers: Supreme Court Allows Uttarakhand Judge to Appear for HP Judicial Service Exam

5 February 2026

Explained: Why Supreme Court Says Court Permission Is Mandatory for Further Investigation Under Section 173(2) CrPC

5 February 2026

“Extremely Disappointed”: Supreme Court Flags Bail Delays as a Serious Threat to Freedom

5 February 2026

Jharkhand Govt Moves to Restore RTI Appeals System After High Court’s Stern Warning

4 February 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Skill Crisis: Why Vocational Education Is Failing the Workforce

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

“Precision weapons win headlines but doctrine decides whether they win wars.”

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

Aditya Mathur: A Name That Emerged from the Middle of the Merit List

4 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From disciplined preparation to AIR 328, Aditya Mathur’s UPSC 2024 journey reflects quiet perseverance,...

Calm, Clarity and Rank 15: How Siddharth Babu Cracked UPSC and Joined the IFS

2 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Who is Siddharth Babu? The 2017-batch IFS officer who interpreted for PM Modi on Republic Day and cracked...

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...